The Burning Page

by Genevieve Cogman

Paperback

Published Dec. 15, 2016 by PAN.

ISBN:: 978-1-4472-5627-4

(3 reviews)

"Never judge a book by its cover. ... Due to her involvement in an unfortunate set of mishaps between the dragons and the Fae, Librarian spy Irene is stuck on probation, doing what should be simple fetch-and-retrieve projects for the mysterious Library. But trouble has a tendency of finding both Irene and her apprentice, Kai--a dragon prince--and, before they know it, they are entangled in more danger than they can handle. ... Irene's longtime nemesis, Alberich, has once again been making waves across multiple worlds, and this time, his goals are much larger than obtaining a single book or wreaking vengeance upon a single Librarian. He aims to destroy the entire Library--and to make sure Irene goes down with it. With so much at stake, Irene will need every tool at her disposal to stay alive. But even as she draws her allies close around her, the greatest danger might …

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Emma reviewed The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman

Is this the end of the Library?

5 stars

In the third instalment of the Invisible Library series, Irene and Kai are startled when a portal to the Library erupts into flames. We then discover this is not an isolated incident, but the result of a wider attack on the Library. Evil former Librarian Alberich is back, and he's on a mission to destroy the Library, recruiting allies among the Fae to help him. As Alberich wants to recruit Irene, a confrontation is inevitable. But as she battles to save the Library from complete destruction, Irene is given unexpected information about her past.

Frank Burns reviewed The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman

Review of 'The Burning Page' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Decided to continue on with this series for now. The quality has continued, with this one being slightly better than the last 2. It's a mid series resolution with the main antagonist and it delivered a good, punchy story with some nice rounding out of the antagonist. It also set up the next arc subtly. The author is proving a master of pacing and structure in terms of keeping road under the wheels of her central concept. The retrograde, wish fulfilment settings still grate on me a little though. Can recommend.

Tracey S

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May 21, 2023